Rewiring Lawn Mower - Power Switch

[GaryE2000]

Hi,

I’ve accidentally cut through the power cable of my Flymo Hover mower, which is hardwired directly into the power switch.

I’ve ordered a replacement cable from Amazon, but after removing the old cable; I noticed that it has non-insulated Ferruals on the ends of the wires.

The replacement cable just has the copper strands.

Can anyone tell me what size Ferruals I should be looking for & any links to the Ferruals or a reasonably priced crimping tool?

Thx.

 

[Rodders53]

You don't need ferrules.

They make life easier / quicker on the production and assembly line and ensure no 'stray whiskers' of copper are there.

 

[JohnW2]

You don't need ferrules. ... They make life easier / quicker on the production and assembly line ...

yes, that makes sense,but ...

... and ensure no 'stray whiskers' of copper are there.

I would suggest that "ensure" is probably a bit too strong and that they may actually create a sense of 'false security' - since it is presumably far from impossible that some 'stray whiskers' will arise when the ferrule is put on?

 

[333rocky333]

Though you may find the ferrules also stiffen the cable enough to allow the cable to push into the terminals

 

[Rodders53]

I would suggest that "ensure" is probably a bit too strong

In a professional manufacturing environment... with proper Quality Assurance processes... ensure is the correct word. IMHO.
On site / amateur / diy crimping is a different matter.

 

[JohnW2]

In a professional manufacturing environment... with proper Quality Assurance processes... ensure is the correct word. IMHO.

Maybe, but that doesn't alter the fact that it is, strictly speaking, an incorrect word.

Very little in the world is 100% certain, particularly in relation to manufactured goods, so the most one can usually hope to achieve is to "minimise" a risk, not totally eliminate it.

 

[Rodders53]

Maybe, but that doesn't alter the fact that it is, strictly speaking, an incorrect word.

Very little in the world is 100% certain, particularly in relation to manufactured goods, so the most one can usually hope to achieve is to "minimise" a risk, not totally eliminate it.

Plonker

 

[JohnW2]

Plonker

You're obviously entitled to your opinion.

In some of the fields in which I work, it is actually forbidden (by legislation-backed regulations) to describe a product as "safe", on the grounds that virtually nothing can be guaranteed to be "100% safe".